A Holts Summit man who pleaded guilty March 26 to felony child abuse is due back in court at 9 a.m. May 30 for a final disposition sentencing hearing.
The hearing will be at the Callaway County Circuit Court in Fulton.
Oren Williams, 29, of Centertown, was arrested June 26 after a joint sheriff's office and state of Missouri Children's Division investigation.
As previously reported by the Fulton Sun:
On June 20, a Children's Division investigator requested the assistance of sheriff's Deputy Nicholas Jensen in investigating a potential case of child abuse, Jensen reported in a probable cause statement. The investigator, Jensen stated, said she received a hotline report alleging Williams broke a child's arm.
Jensen and the investigator interviewed the child at an elementary school, according to the probable cause statement. Medical records confirmed the child's right humerus was broken.
Jensen said the child claimed Williams threw the child over a baby gate from the kitchen to the living room. The minor also said Williams ordered the child to "stop crying" or he would make the child's arm "worser," Jensen reported.
According to the probable cause statement, a witness told Jensen the incident took place June 17. Jensen also reported two witnesses and the child told investigators Williams instructed them not to inform anyone about "what happened to (the child)."
The statement also said Williams admitted to Deputy Jeff Harding he threw the child over a baby gate and told the two witnesses and the child not to tell anyone.